Burlington County sheriff targets gang members on trains

BURLINGTON CITY -- A New Jersey sheriff has started an effort to search for gang members the train that connects Camden with Trenton.

But in the first special patrol last week, no gang-related arrests were made on the River Line.

Burlington County sheriff Jean Stansfield said she wants to do more operations like the one Saturday. She's applying for federal stimulus money to have more police officers look for gang members on the trains.

She said gang activity has spread to more towns along the route since the trains began running in 2004.

But criminologists said it's not because of the train service. They say violent crime has fallen in most towns along the route since the service started.